No cause could ever justify the indiscriminate killing of innocent men, women and children, ... For several years, India has faced cross-border terrorism directed against its unity and territorial integrity. We shall never succumb to, or compromise with, terrorism in Jammu-Kashmir or elsewhere. |
Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government. |
On strategic issues we discussed the vital needs for energy security ... for India's need for atomic energy, |
on which I expressed appreciation for his Government's clear and long-held position. |
Once this is completed, we will be able to address a major constraint affecting our economy, |
Other than that we have accepted everything. They want to give us financial aid, they want to give us medicines, they want to give us relief goods ... already we have accepted, |
Our emphasis and sincere desire is that this matter should be resolved without taking recourse to coercive methods and any sort of confrontation, as they only exacerbate tensions in the region and beyond. |
Our government is ... committed to unconditional dialogue with anyone and everyone in the state who abjures violence, |
Our government is in touch with Islamabad. |
Our relationship is very special and one that contains exceptional potential, ... Both governments are determined to realize this potential. |
Our vision is not just of economic growth, but also of a growth which would improve the life of the common man, |
People across the Indian subcontinent have felt the pain and anguish of those who have lost their loved ones and livelihoods in the earthquake that ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, on both sides of the Line of Control, and parts of Pakistan, |
Positioned as we are, geographically and economically, India has a pivotal role in the region, |
Regional economic cooperation in South Asia has fallen far short of our expectations and the dreams of our founding fathers, ... It remains far behind more successful examples in both Asia and other regions of the world. I sincerely hope that SAFTA comes into force by January 1, 2006, but even this will represent only a modest beginning in terms of our goals. |
Religious tolerance has been our basis of culture. I hope today this message will spread from here to different parts of the world, |